Bai Xue
Bai Xue ( Chinese 白雪 , Pinyin Bái Xuě ; born December 13, 1988 in Heilongjiang ) is a Chinese long-distance runner .
She ran her first marathon at the age of 14 and finished eighth in the Beijing Marathon in 2:37:07 h.
In 2005 she was Asian champion in the 5000 and 10,000 meter run .
In 2007 she was third in the Beijing Marathon in 2:27:46 h and in 2008 second in the Xiamen Marathon in 2:23:27 h.
After finishing 21st in the 10,000 meter run at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , she won the Beijing Marathon of the same year in 2:26:27 h.
In 2009 she won gold in the marathon of the world championships in Berlin in 2:25:15 h. A time of 2:34:44 h was enough for her to defend her title in the Beijing Marathon two months later.
Personal bests
- 5000 m: 15: 09.84 min, October 31, 2007, Wuhan
- 10,000 m: 31: 28.88 min, October 17, 2005, Nanjing
- Marathon: 2:23:27 h, January 5, 2008, Xiamen
Web links
- Bai Xue in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait on the 2008 Chinese Olympic team website
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: 19-year-old Bai Xue saunters to victory with 2:26 run in Beijing Marathon ( Memento from October 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). October 19, 2008
- ^ IAAF: Event Report - Women's Marathon - Final ( Memento of May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). August 23, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Marathon champion Bai - "I still have a lot to prove" ( Memento of October 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). August 23, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Bai and Mugo take Beijing Marathon titles ( Memento from October 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). October 18, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bai, Xue |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 白雪 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heilongjiang |